Saturday 19 June 2010

It was Saturday, under the sign of Gemini (see planets position on June 19, 2010). The US president was Barack Obama (Democratic).
In that special week of June people in US were listening to California Gurls by Katy Perry.
Elena Undone, directed by Nicole Conn, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2010
while The 9th Judgment by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Norman.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Buzz!: The Ultimate Music Quiz or Captain Tsubasa: Gekito no Kiseki Captain Tsubasa: New Kick Off.
But much more happened that day: find out below..

Facts:

Burmese Democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi turns 65, as international and domestic pressure for her release from house arrest intensify. Guards surrounding her home allow her to receive a birthday cake and a bouquet of flowers from political supporters. (Yahoo! News)

A gunman shoots 4 people then turns the gun on himself in San Bernardino, California. (AP via ''Atlanta Journal Constitution'')

A former Rwandan army chief in exile, Faustin Nyamwasa, is shot in South Africa. (Al Jazeera)

At least 48 people are killed in rival clashes between nomadic groups in the Darfur region of Sudan. (AFP)

Gunfire at a combat post in Afghanistan killed a French soldier and wounded an Afghan translator. (CNN)

A drone attack on a militant hideout in North Waziristan in Pakistan, killed at least 13 people and injured six others. (CNN)

5 policemen are killed and 14 others injured in four separate attacks against the police forces in Pakistan. (Xinhua)

Four suspected al-Qaida gunmen blast their way into the intelligence headquarters. The attack on the heavily protected security complex kills 18 in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen. (''Washington Post'')

Books

During an intimate dinner party, a cat burglar breaks into the home of A-list actor Marcus Dowling. When his wife walks in on the thief, the situation quickly teeters out of control, leaving an empty safe and a lifeless body.